Dr. Shu Yinbiao

President of the Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering (CSEE)

Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering

36th President of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC)

Dr. Shu Yinbiao previously held top leadership roles as Party Secretary and Chairman of both China Huaneng Group Co., Ltd. And the State Grid Corporation of China. A distinguished expert in the power sector, Dr. Shu has devoted his career to energy strategy, power system operation and planning, the technological development and construction of major transmission projects, and the research of international standards in the energy and power sector. He has made pioneering contributions to the development of ultra-high voltage (UHV) and extra-high voltage (EHV) transmission technologies, contributing significantly to major national initiatives such as the “West-East Power Transmission” project and the interconnection of China’s national power grids. His work has been crucial in enabling large-scale development and utilization of clean energy. In recognition of his achievements, Dr. Shu has received two Grand Prizes and one First Prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, as well as the 2018 Guanghua Engineering Science and Technology Award.

Prof. Konstantin Papailiou

CIGRE President

Konstantin Papailiou, President of CIGRE, brings more than four decades of experience in the power systems sector. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of the Pfisterer Group and holds a Ph.D. from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich as well as a post doctoral degree (Dr. Ing. habil.) from the Technical University of Dresden, where he is honorary professor. Papailiou has published a number of books and over 100 papers and served as editor of several influential publications. His new role as President will see him guiding CIGRE's innovation and collaboration in power systems on a global scale.

Prof. Tang Guangfu

Member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and the director of Huairou Laboratory.

Tang is a recognized expert in the field of power electronics technology in power system. He has solved key technical challenges in areas such as power electronic conversion methods, driving and protection under intense electromagnetic environments, and equivalent test mechanisms. He led his team to complete the development of high-end equipment, including ±800kV LCC-HVDC converters, VSC-HVDC converters, and HVDC circuit breakers. He has successively implemented major projects and promoted the application of these technologies, with parameters ranking among the world's highest. His work has provided new means for realizing flexible and controllable power grids, long-distance large-capacity power transmission, and efficient integration of renewable energy.

Prof. Guo Jianbo

Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering

Vice President of Chinese Society for Electrical Engineering (CSEE)

Senior Consultant of State Grid Corporation of China

Prof. Guo Jianbo, Academician of CAE, CSEE Fellow, and senior member of IEEE, specializes in power system analysis and control. He has long engaged in all major aspects of power system analysis &control. As the principal investigator, he participated in Chinese National Programs for Three Gorges Power Transmission Project. He presided over the development plan for Chinese national grid interconnection project (from 2020 to 2050). He led his team to successfully develop the TCSC and UHV (1000kV) series compensator devices. Under his leadership, his team also developed the cross-regional AC/DC coordinated control system dramatically enhancing power grid's security, reliability and transfer capability in China. He also contributed remarkably to power grid security for wind power integration, in which he supervised the establishment of Chinese National Wind Power Integration R&D and Testing Center (NWIC), and provided a public R&D testing platform for electric power sector. He leads the research on the “Fundamental Theory of Human-in-the-loop Hybrid-augmented Intelligence for Power Grid Dispatching and Control”, a major project of Science and Technology Innovation 2030-“New Generation Artificial Intelligence”.